Smoking device



E. zom'rl` SMOKING nsvlcn Filed sept. 29'. 1924 v fuse/v Conhl,

Patented 25, 192.5); y j

UNITED STATES PATENT. orifice,`

nUGENncoN'rI, or JERSEY oltre', NEW

Y DEVICE Application med september 2s, 1924. serial no. Macao.

v New Jersey, have invented an Improvement in Smoking Devices, of which the following l is a. specification.

This invention relates to a smoking pipeand the like 'and more particularly `to means for maintaining the same clean and sweet.

In the past, attempts have been made to prevent the passage ofthe moisture romthe tabacco and of the saliva which accummulates in the stem of a pipe, cigarcr cigarette holder, into the mouth of the user. These attempts', however, have not produced the desired result but, at most, have simply prolonged the period of use of the pipe with-,- out cleaning. i y V Howeveig the device of 'this invention not only prevents the passage of the moisture into the mouth of the user but at all times keeps the smoke passage of the pipe clean.

In the drawing in which one embodiment of'my invention 1s illustrated Fig. 1 is a sectional view of a smoking pipe embodying the invention;

F'g. 2. is an enlarged view of one form of l tube which may be used, and

Fig. 3 is a sectional view of line 3 3 of Fig. l showing the position of the tube within the bore of the plpe stem.

In the embodiment of the invention illustrated, the pipe includes' the usual parts,

namely, the bowl 1, and the stem having the two parts 2' and 3, through which the smoke passage 4 extends. This smoke passage 4 is enlarged to form a chamber V5. As illustrated in the drawing, this chamber ex tends into both ofthe sections` 3 and 4 ofthe stem but it is of course posm'ble to have the 4-Iin order that the smoke passage may be" chamber located entirely within either of the sections. p v

In order that the moisture from the tobac co and the saliva mayv be absorbed so that it will not pass to the mouth of the'user, and

lkept clean, I have located within the passage and more particularly .in the chamber 5, which is :formed simply by enlarging the passage, Van absorbent and cleaning element 6.

In the particular embodiment. illustrated in the drawing this element is in the form of a tube which is sufliciently less in diameter than thev diameter of the chamber 5 'to permit its movement within the chamber and to permit its being ejected from the i after lsaturation and after 'separation ofpth: sections E2 and 3 of the stem by a simple blowing out or shaking out operation.

As stated, this element 6, 'nich vin theV form illustrated is a tube but which need not be of such form, may be of various constructions, the'essential requirement being that it be of less cross sectional dimension than the chamber 5 so' that both of its surfaces will be presented to the smoke. asY it passes through the stem. I have illustrated the tube as being formed by a strip or stripsv wound in helical formation and coated with paraliin but it is to be understood that the tube may be otherwise formed and the coat-` to one which is circular or continuous in' cross section, for the cross sectional con- Therefore,

figuration of the element maybe varied4 within wide limits. u l

Furthermore, if desired the paraiin coating of the element 6 may be entirely omitted, and ou the other hand the element may be impregnated with. a avoring compound either in conjunction with or without the parain which will impart to the. smoke any desired taste. y In use, thel tube 6 is placed in the chan;- ber 5A of the stem andthe stem secured to stem, will pass through the interior of the tube 6 (when such is used) and will also pass around the exterior of the same so that the moisture from the tobacco is absorbed by both the interior and the exterior surfaces. This results in a quick and complete extraction of the moisture from l;he smoke-and permits the Ismoke to enter the mouth of the user in adry condition. 4

Moreover, the saliva which inevitably ,flows into the pipe stem .contacts with the inner and outer surfaces of thetube amlgleb both of these surfaces, the saliva is absorr the bowl 'of the pipe in the usual manner. The smoke, whichv is drawn through thefx00 and prevented fromreturning to the mouth i of the user.

Because ofthe fact that the absorbent ele-I ment G is free to move within the chamber 5 it will shift its position within the chamber' and continuously present a different' or new portion of ,its Surface to'the accumulation of saliva inthe bottom of the chamber which will completely absorb the saliva. This absorption, of course, is enhanced by the fact that'an unsaturated surface is continuously presented to the lower portion of the chamber. The movement of the element 6 thus 15 keeps the chamberclean and free from moisture. i. v

Periodically the element 6 may be removed and replaced by va new and similar element by fsimply separating the sections of the stem and blowing out or shaking out the absorbent element', which 'removal will c rr with' it all of the accumulated moisture, and

undesirable deposits so that the chamber is leftcleanfor the reception of al new and unsaturated tube.

The element or tube may be made ofV paper or any other absorbent material and .produced at an extremely low cost so that it may be frequently removed and replaced without entailing anyI considerable expense. It 1s of course to be understood that this inventlon is applicable not only to a smoking' devices, such as,for instance, cigar and cigarette holdersg'and I do not wish the" invention to-be limited to a smoking pipe.`

lVhat I claim is: n Y 1. Asmokmg device including a stem hav- *pipepbut to various other types of smolring ing a smoke passage extending therethrough name to-this specification this23rd day of September, 1924.

vEUGENE CONTI. 

